How We Talk to Each Other: Queer Country and Social Media

Rachel Cholst

January 17, 2025

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So with all the news swirling around, I think it's time we all reconsider what it is we want out of social media. Most of you reading this are artists, writers, or publicists, so the answer is simple: build an audience. You can do that anywhere – you can build an audience of five people, even.

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The longest-running country music blog, Country Universe was founded on and remains committed to the fact-based notion that country music has never been the exclusive purview of artists who are straight, white, Christian, Southern, and (mostly) men. When focusing on either the genre's history or its present, CU takes a "big tent" approach to the broader country universe and believes that a foundation of empathy makes country music an essential part of our shared popular culture.

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